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Battle Scars (film)

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Battle Scars
Directed byDanny Buday
Written byDanny Buday
Produced by
StarringZane Holtz
Heather McComb
Ryan Eggold
Fairuza Balk
David James Elliott
CinematographyJason Oldak
Edited byWaldemar Centeno
Music byTeho Teardo
Production
companies
Virtu Entertainment
Ad Lucem Entertainment
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Battle Scars is a 2017 American war drama film written and directed by Danny Buday and starring Zane Holtz, Heather McComb, Ryan Eggold, Fairuza Balk and David James Elliott.[1]

Cast

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Release

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The film was released in theaters and on VOD on July 14, 2017.[2]

Reception

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The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews.[3] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Given writer-director Danny Buday’s apparent concern for the emotional and physical plight of returning veterans, this combo-plate approach feels especially off-base."[4] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Featuring that most hackneyed of settings, a strip club, Battle Scars is neither sensitive nor gripping enough to be taken seriously."[5] Bobby LePire of Film Threat graded the film a D+.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kay, Jeremy (November 7, 2014). "TriCoast bring Battle Scars to AFM". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (July 6, 2017). "A veteran is at war with his father in clip from Battle Scars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Battle Scars". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Gary (July 13, 2017). "Review: Returning vet faces PTSD in misguided crime thriller 'Battle Scars'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Scheck, Frank (July 17, 2017). "'Battle Scars': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ LePire, Bobby (December 14, 2017). "Battle Scars". Film Threat. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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